Tommie Shelby
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 164248 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Tommie Shelby |
| NOMBRES | Tommie |
| APELLIDO | Shelby |
| FIRMA | SHELBY T |
| AFILIACIONES | Harvard University Press |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-7529-1497 |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 23 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 114 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 2 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2003 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Thinking about prisons
I provide a response to the commentaries on my book The Idea of Prison Abolition (2022) by Brendan O’Flaherty and Rajiv Sethi and by Colleen Murphy. With respect to the first commentary, I briefly discuss the comparison of US prisons to Norwegian prisons; the deterrent effect of well-crafted sentences; and the prospects of a world without prisons. In response to the second commentary, I argue that the methods of the scholar-activist and those of …
The Idea of Prison Abolition
An incisive and sympathetic examination of the case for ending the practice of imprisonment Despite its omnipresence and long history, imprisonment is a deeply troubling practice. In the United States and elsewhere, prison conditions are inhumane, prisoners are treated without dignity, and sentences are extremely harsh. Mass incarceration and its devastating impact on black communities have been widely condemned as neoslavery or “the new Jim Crow…
Dark Ghettos
Why do American ghettos persist? Decades after Moynihan's report on the black family and the Kerner Commission's investigations of urban disorders, deeply disadvantaged black communities remain a disturbing reality. Scholars and commentators today often identify some factor-such as single motherhood, joblessness, or violent street crime-as the key to solving the problem and recommend policies accordingly. But, Tommie Shelby argues, these attempts…
To Shape a New World
To Shape a New World
Dark Ghettos
Integration, Inequality, and Imperatives of Justice
Racism, Moralism, and Social Criticism1
Through a critical engagement with Lawrence Blum's theory of racism, I defend a "social criticism" model for the philosophical study of racism. This model relies on empirical analyses of social and psychological phenomena but goes beyond this to include the assessment of the warrant of widely held beliefs and the normative evaluation of attitudes, actions, institutions, and social arrangements. I argue that we should give political philosophy the…
Racial Realities and Corrective Justice
I reply to Mills's critique of my effort to show the relevance of Rawls's theory of justice for thinking about and responding to racial injustices. Contrary to Mills's claims, my suggestion that the fair equality of opportunity principle can remedy socioeconomic disadvantages caused by the legacy of racial oppression is compatible with Rawls's framework, does not conflate distributive justice with corrective justice, and does not confuse racial i…
Race
Reflecting on the idea of “race” and the normative significance of race relations is an essential part of the enterprise of political philosophy. The principal goal is to think systematically about whether, and if so how, race should figure in our evaluation of institutional arrangements and power relations, in our treatment of each other within civil society, and in our self-conceptions and group affiliations. This article discusses the idea of …
Justice, Work, and the Ghetto Poor
In view of the explanatory significance of joblessness, some social scientists, policymakers, and commentators have advocated strong measures to ensure that the ghetto poor work, including mandating work as a condition of receiving welfare benefits. Indeed, across the ideological political spectrum, work is often seen as a moral or civic duty and as a necessary basis for personal dignity. And this normative stance is now instantiated in federal a…
The Ethics of Uncle Tom's Children
Justice & Racial Conciliation
As we attempt to measure racial progress in America today and chart a path toward further progress, we should look to the vision of Martin Luther King, Jr. Barack Obama has also offered an influential vision of race in America that is similar to and inspired by King's. This essay compares King's and Obama's respective visions for race relations in U.S. society. Both men profess a commitment to racial equality and integration as fundamental ideals…
Reparations, Leadership, and Democracy
Lawrie Balfour and Robert Gooding-Williams have written superb books. Reading Du Bois's texts creatively and carefully, both treat Du Bois as a living political thinker, someone we can learn from and profitably argue with and whose thought is relevant to contemporary political theory. There is more in these books that I could praise and much in them that I agree with, but I will focus my remarks on areas of disagreement
Cosmopolitanism, Blackness, and Utopia
In a discussion spanning topics as diverse as W. E. B. Du Bois, cosmopolitanism, Marxism, cultural studies, antiracism, and hip hop, Paul Gilroy, author of The Black Atlantic (1993) and Against Race (2000), and philosopher Tommie Shelby prove once again that nothing is simple, when it comes to race.
Race, Incarceration, and American Values
Why stigmatizing and confining a large segment of our population should be unacceptable to all Americans.The United States, home to five percent of the world's population, now houses twenty-five percent of the world's prison inmates. Our incarceration rate—at 714 per 100,000 residents and rising—is almost forty percent greater than our nearest competitors (the Bahamas, Belarus, and Russia). More pointedly, it is 6.2 times the Canadian rate and 12…
Justice, Deviance, and the Dark Ghetto
We Who Are Dark
Preface Introduction: Political Philosophy and the Black Experience 1. Two Conceptions of Black Nationalism 2. Class, Poverty, and Shame 3. Black Power Nationalism 4. Black Solidarity after Black Power 5. Race, Culture, and Politics 6. Social Identity and Group Solidarity Conclusion: The Political Morality of Black Solidarity Notes Index
Blackness and Blood
From Class to Race
From Class to Race: Essays in White Marxism and Black Radicalism. By Charles W. Mills. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2003. 312p. $75.00 cloth, $26.95 paper. The author of the influential The Racial Contract (1997) has gathered together a provocative collection of his essays. These disparate papers do not form an argument for an overarching thesis. Nor do they converge on a single theme, for example, the need to shift away from a fo…
Ideology, Racism, and Critical Social Theory
“I'm not a Racist, but…”
Book Review| January 01 2003 “I'm not a Racist, but...”: The Moral Quandary of Race Lawrence Blum, “I'm not a Racist, but...”: The Moral Quandary of Race. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2002. Pp. vii, 259. Tommie Shelby Tommie Shelby Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google The Philosophical Review (2003) 112 (1): 124–126. https://doi.org/10.1215/00318108-112-1-124 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Mai…
Two Conceptions of Black Nationalism
The essay provides both an interpretation and a theoretical reconstruction of the political philosophy of Martin Delany, a mid-nineteenth-century radical abolitionist and one of the founders of the doctrine of black nationalism. It identifies two competing strands in Delany's social thought, “classical” nationalism and “pragmatic” nationalism, where each underwrites a different conception of the analytical and normative underpinnings of black pol…
Justice, Deviance, and the Dark Ghetto
Racism, Moralism, and Social Criticism1
Through a critical engagement with Lawrence Blum's theory of racism, I defend a "social criticism" model for the philosophical study of racism. This model relies on empirical analyses of social and psychological phenomena but goes beyond this to include the assessment of the warrant of widely held beliefs and the normative evaluation of attitudes, actions, institutions, and social arrangements. I argue that we should give political philosophy the…
Two Conceptions of Black Nationalism
The essay provides both an interpretation and a theoretical reconstruction of the political philosophy of Martin Delany, a mid-nineteenth-century radical abolitionist and one of the founders of the doctrine of black nationalism. It identifies two competing strands in Delany's social thought, “classical” nationalism and “pragmatic” nationalism, where each underwrites a different conception of the analytical and normative underpinnings of black pol…
Racial Realities and Corrective Justice
I reply to Mills's critique of my effort to show the relevance of Rawls's theory of justice for thinking about and responding to racial injustices. Contrary to Mills's claims, my suggestion that the fair equality of opportunity principle can remedy socioeconomic disadvantages caused by the legacy of racial oppression is compatible with Rawls's framework, does not conflate distributive justice with corrective justice, and does not confuse racial i…
Blackness and Blood
Justice, Work, and the Ghetto Poor
In view of the explanatory significance of joblessness, some social scientists, policymakers, and commentators have advocated strong measures to ensure that the ghetto poor work, including mandating work as a condition of receiving welfare benefits. Indeed, across the ideological political spectrum, work is often seen as a moral or civic duty and as a necessary basis for personal dignity. And this normative stance is now instantiated in federal a…
The Ethics of Uncle Tom's Children
Reparations, Leadership, and Democracy
Lawrie Balfour and Robert Gooding-Williams have written superb books. Reading Du Bois's texts creatively and carefully, both treat Du Bois as a living political thinker, someone we can learn from and profitably argue with and whose thought is relevant to contemporary political theory. There is more in these books that I could praise and much in them that I agree with, but I will focus my remarks on areas of disagreement
From Class to Race
From Class to Race: Essays in White Marxism and Black Radicalism. By Charles W. Mills. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2003. 312p. $75.00 cloth, $26.95 paper. The author of the influential The Racial Contract (1997) has gathered together a provocative collection of his essays. These disparate papers do not form an argument for an overarching thesis. Nor do they converge on a single theme, for example, the need to shift away from a fo…
Ideology, Racism, and Critical Social Theory
“I'm not a Racist, but…”
Book Review| January 01 2003 “I'm not a Racist, but...”: The Moral Quandary of Race Lawrence Blum, “I'm not a Racist, but...”: The Moral Quandary of Race. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2002. Pp. vii, 259. Tommie Shelby Tommie Shelby Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google The Philosophical Review (2003) 112 (1): 124–126. https://doi.org/10.1215/00318108-112-1-124 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Mai…
Two Conceptions of Black Nationalism
The essay provides both an interpretation and a theoretical reconstruction of the political philosophy of Martin Delany, a mid-nineteenth-century radical abolitionist and one of the founders of the doctrine of black nationalism. It identifies two competing strands in Delany's social thought, “classical” nationalism and “pragmatic” nationalism, where each underwrites a different conception of the analytical and normative underpinnings of black pol…
Blackness and Blood
From Class to Race
From Class to Race: Essays in White Marxism and Black Radicalism. By Charles W. Mills. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2003. 312p. $75.00 cloth, $26.95 paper. The author of the influential The Racial Contract (1997) has gathered together a provocative collection of his essays. These disparate papers do not form an argument for an overarching thesis. Nor do they converge on a single theme, for example, the need to shift away from a fo…
We Who Are Dark
Preface Introduction: Political Philosophy and the Black Experience 1. Two Conceptions of Black Nationalism 2. Class, Poverty, and Shame 3. Black Power Nationalism 4. Black Solidarity after Black Power 5. Race, Culture, and Politics 6. Social Identity and Group Solidarity Conclusion: The Political Morality of Black Solidarity Notes Index
Justice, Deviance, and the Dark Ghetto
Cosmopolitanism, Blackness, and Utopia
In a discussion spanning topics as diverse as W. E. B. Du Bois, cosmopolitanism, Marxism, cultural studies, antiracism, and hip hop, Paul Gilroy, author of The Black Atlantic (1993) and Against Race (2000), and philosopher Tommie Shelby prove once again that nothing is simple, when it comes to race.
Race, Incarceration, and American Values
Why stigmatizing and confining a large segment of our population should be unacceptable to all Americans.The United States, home to five percent of the world's population, now houses twenty-five percent of the world's prison inmates. Our incarceration rate—at 714 per 100,000 residents and rising—is almost forty percent greater than our nearest competitors (the Bahamas, Belarus, and Russia). More pointedly, it is 6.2 times the Canadian rate and 12…
Justice & Racial Conciliation
As we attempt to measure racial progress in America today and chart a path toward further progress, we should look to the vision of Martin Luther King, Jr. Barack Obama has also offered an influential vision of race in America that is similar to and inspired by King's. This essay compares King's and Obama's respective visions for race relations in U.S. society. Both men profess a commitment to racial equality and integration as fundamental ideals…
Reparations, Leadership, and Democracy
Lawrie Balfour and Robert Gooding-Williams have written superb books. Reading Du Bois's texts creatively and carefully, both treat Du Bois as a living political thinker, someone we can learn from and profitably argue with and whose thought is relevant to contemporary political theory. There is more in these books that I could praise and much in them that I agree with, but I will focus my remarks on areas of disagreement
Race
Reflecting on the idea of “race” and the normative significance of race relations is an essential part of the enterprise of political philosophy. The principal goal is to think systematically about whether, and if so how, race should figure in our evaluation of institutional arrangements and power relations, in our treatment of each other within civil society, and in our self-conceptions and group affiliations. This article discusses the idea of …
Justice, Work, and the Ghetto Poor
In view of the explanatory significance of joblessness, some social scientists, policymakers, and commentators have advocated strong measures to ensure that the ghetto poor work, including mandating work as a condition of receiving welfare benefits. Indeed, across the ideological political spectrum, work is often seen as a moral or civic duty and as a necessary basis for personal dignity. And this normative stance is now instantiated in federal a…
The Ethics of Uncle Tom's Children
Racial Realities and Corrective Justice
I reply to Mills's critique of my effort to show the relevance of Rawls's theory of justice for thinking about and responding to racial injustices. Contrary to Mills's claims, my suggestion that the fair equality of opportunity principle can remedy socioeconomic disadvantages caused by the legacy of racial oppression is compatible with Rawls's framework, does not conflate distributive justice with corrective justice, and does not confuse racial i…
Integration, Inequality, and Imperatives of Justice
Racism, Moralism, and Social Criticism1
Through a critical engagement with Lawrence Blum's theory of racism, I defend a "social criticism" model for the philosophical study of racism. This model relies on empirical analyses of social and psychological phenomena but goes beyond this to include the assessment of the warrant of widely held beliefs and the normative evaluation of attitudes, actions, institutions, and social arrangements. I argue that we should give political philosophy the…
Dark Ghettos
To Shape a New World
To Shape a New World
Dark Ghettos
Why do American ghettos persist? Decades after Moynihan's report on the black family and the Kerner Commission's investigations of urban disorders, deeply disadvantaged black communities remain a disturbing reality. Scholars and commentators today often identify some factor-such as single motherhood, joblessness, or violent street crime-as the key to solving the problem and recommend policies accordingly. But, Tommie Shelby argues, these attempts…
The Idea of Prison Abolition
An incisive and sympathetic examination of the case for ending the practice of imprisonment Despite its omnipresence and long history, imprisonment is a deeply troubling practice. In the United States and elsewhere, prison conditions are inhumane, prisoners are treated without dignity, and sentences are extremely harsh. Mass incarceration and its devastating impact on black communities have been widely condemned as neoslavery or “the new Jim Crow…
Thinking about prisons
I provide a response to the commentaries on my book The Idea of Prison Abolition (2022) by Brendan O’Flaherty and Rajiv Sethi and by Colleen Murphy. With respect to the first commentary, I briefly discuss the comparison of US prisons to Norwegian prisons; the deterrent effect of well-crafted sentences; and the prospects of a world without prisons. In response to the second commentary, I argue that the methods of the scholar-activist and those of …
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